Championship Focus: The long road towards a new home for Sheffield Eagles

First Brexit, then Covid, then the super storms, which last month lashed the UK. The road to Sheffield Eagles’ return to the city and their…

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Talking Rugby League: NRL begins as Oliver Gildart settles in at Wests Tigers

The NRL season began at the weekend and I was able to watch a couple of the games, including the season opener when Penrith played…

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Talking Grassroots: Players must be protected but Rugby League is a tough game

The televised exchange between Karen Moorhouse of the Rugby Football League and Sky pundit Barrie McDermott – ably overseen by Brian Carney – which immediately…

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The Garry Schofield Column: What next for ‘clueless’ Leeds Rhinos?

Less than six months ago, St Helens and Leeds were slugging it out for a place in the Grand Final.  But now, the two are…

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Super League Round 5: Albert Goldthorpe Medal points

Here’s who got the Albert Goldthorpe Medal points this week as the best performers in each Super League match… Leeds Rhinos 8-31 Hull FC With…

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UpFront: Rules on loans and dual-registration causing confusion

It doesn’t seem too long since this column was reflecting on the nomadic season of Jake Sweeting. Over five months in 2021, the then-Featherstone Rovers…

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What’s inside this week’s League Express – Mon 14th March 2022

Inside this week’s issue: News from across every club in the Super League, Championship and League One. Reports from the latest games in the Betfred…

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Bradford Bulls’ Cup king John Kear hoping for halfback inspiration in Leigh Centurions test

Bradford Bulls coach John Kear is keen to see Jordan Lilley and Dec Patton further develop their partnership at the expense of Leigh Centurions when…

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Pitch invaders a worry for Widnes Vikings

Widnes Vikings fear punishment from the RFL after a fan encroached onto the DCBL Stadium pitch during the Championship defeat by Barrow Raiders. The incident,…

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Sheffield Eagles history to be chronicled thanks to lottery grant

The roller-coaster ride that has been Sheffield Eagles’ history since the club was launched in 1984 is to be extensively chronicled, thanks to a £93,650…

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